Stop Food Waste (Tips)

[Chris P]

Hi Everyone,

Apparently, 33% of all the food we buy is wasted. On average, wasted food costs each Irish household €700 a year. For some households, this can be over €1,000.

Here's an Irish Website that offers useful advice on how to reduce food waste.

http://www.stopfoodwaste.ie/

Regards
Chris P
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[mp1980]

Hi

Every now and then I have a bit hard bread, which I learned not to throw trash.

I live in town and I don't know anyone with chickens or horses. (there, we brought unused hard bread in my country)

Of course the whole time speaking about bread that is not moldy.

Who or where should I bring that bread? Anyone want's it?
Please let me know.

[lochlann]

http://www.thekitchn.com/thekitchn/what-can-you-do-with-stale-bread-120530

[lochlann]

Hi,I dont know if thats exactly what u are looking for!Maybe someone who lives near u will contact u with a better solution!

[molly.1]

have you tried making it into a dessert ?
i do with mine.
usea deep baking tray, rub butter all over the tray and butter both sides of the bread, lay the bread on bottom, then sprinkle with currents or raisons and put anotherlayer of buttered bread on top and bake in oven at 180 for an hour.
you will have a lovely dessert and no wasted bread.
alternatively, you can substitute the butter with chocolate spread, or custard.
i hope this may help, thanx all the best, molly.

[finj]

i usually use stale bread to make breadcrumbs they can be frozen for when you need them bread and butter pudding is also a great way to use up stale bread if all else fails you could always feed them to the ducks..

[miss lilac]

bread and butter pudding a great way to use up hard bread. Butter bread and layer it in the dish with sultanas and even some mixed peel and some caster sugar. Mix milk about half a pint or so with an egg and some cinnamon and pour over the dish. Sprinkle with some caster sugar, into a fairly hot over and voila !! A lovely dessert. Enjoy. Alternatively you could give to the birds soaked in milk or water or make breadcrumbs. Glad you got a few replies before the post was taken down by admin.

[Topsy]

Great posts, thanks to MP for instigating!

I'll never throw out leftover bread again.

Topsy

[mp1980]

Thanks for replies, I can see that it may be interesting not just for me. :)

[Angelsfishingrod]

Hi MP,,, why dont you just wet the bread in milk or water and break up and put out for the birds!! will be gone in 5mins.. mine goes very quick this way. :)

[Bibi]

Makes excellent breadcrumbs - prob the best use. Make the breadcrumbs & freeze as you have the leftovers....then you will always have breadcrumbs @ the ready for stuffing....it's half the battle & no waste ( mix brown & white breads - your stuffing will taste better) !!!

Bibi

[Eibhlin ni Sheambrai]

Glad to see this being highlighted as there is a lot of waste of perfectly good food. People have lost their own wisdom about food and rely on the best before dates too much. How can potatoes have a best before date of two weeks, when in older times they would be stored over the whole winter as are most root vegetables.
My motto is 'best before doesn't mean worse after'.
Of course this doesn't apply to meat fish or dairy products which must be stored and used with care.
As we don't have a bin collection we have to be very careful with waste. Cooked food waste goes into the dogs !
Raw vegetable waste goes to the compost bin, also egg boxes torn up and crushed egg shells.
Old apples are put on the lawn for blackbirds and thrushes, they also eat cooking apples.
Soft fruit is used to make smoothies in the blender.
All the tougher stalks from cabbage, cauliflower and broccoli can be chopped and added to vegetable soup, once its blended before serving, no one knows.
Hard bread can be made into breadcrumbs and frozen, or into a desert, or soaked in egg to fry for french toast.(mouldy bread goes into the dogs, they don't mind)
Chicken or turkey bones are boiled to make stock for soups which can be frozen, and bones are burned in the stove.
The ash from the stove is organic as we only burn wood or turf so it is returned to the land, good for keeping weeds down in the hedgerows. Also the central heating is run by wood pellets so the ash waste from that can be composted or put directly under hedges etc.
By the time we bring all the recyclables to the local center there is not a lot left to dispose of. We visit the landfill a couple of times a year with whatever we haven't found a use for. Country living has made me so much more aware of the environment and my responsibility to help maintain the beauty and the eco-balance.

[sparkwell]

I came across an excellent website recently that gives loads of tips on getting the most from the food you buy and cutting out waste. The site has loads of recipes and tips on using your freezer well etc etc.
http://www.lovefoodhatewaste.com/
Have a look it is really good!

[TickTock]

Had a quick look Sparkwell, and I must say I am curious about the Chocolate Mayonnaise Cake.

[sparkwell]

I believe there is only one way to satisfy your curiosity Tick Tock - Happy baking!

[TickTock]

I believe there is only one way to satisfy your curiosity Tick Tock - Happy baking!

Hubby has been asking for home baked scones recently - but I think he deserves something 'special' (hee hee!)

[trish53]

break up the bread and put on a heat proof plate. cover with milk and then put loads of chedder cheese on,grill on low heat until cheese has melted,brought up on this manchester diet. loads more recipes if any ones interested,in olden day ideas.

[TickTock]

break up the bread and put on a heat proof plate. cover with milk and then put loads of chedder cheese on,grill on low heat until cheese has melted,brought up on this manchester diet. loads more recipes if any ones interested,in olden day ideas.

Always interested in old recipes. Although our bookshelves are groaning with the weight of too many cookbooks I still rely very heavily on my mother's old reliables, so tasty, and they always work!! Would like to see more frugal recipes and food 'stretchers' please. Food is food, and I always say you don't need fancy ingredients. I was in the supermarket today and they had kumquats and limequats, from Israel, and I just knew (instinctively) I could live without them!! :)

[trish53]

Tattie Soup] 1lb Of Old Potatoes,2 Onions,2 Carrots,4 Rashers,3 Pints Of Stock Made From Lamb Or Beef Bones.i Always Get Bones Free From The Butcher And Then Roast Them Before Simmering To Make A Stock. Peel And Slice The Potatoes,coarsley Grate The Peeled Onion And Carrot,cut The Rashers Into Squares.bring To The Boil The Stock In A Large Pan,add The Veg And Rashers And Simmer For 1 Hour And 30 Minutes Until Thick And Creamy,add A Touch Of Salt,and Serve Topped Will A Sprinkle Of Parsley And Fresh Home Made Crusty Bread. I Used To Have This At My Nanas Over 50 Years Ago And My Family Still Love It Today. WILL ADD SOME MORE TOMORROW,I USED TO LOVE COOKING WITH NANA.

[jo90]

Every bit of waste food is used or recycled in our house, best tip try not to make it in first place, dont make so much you can't use, if there are left overs dont go to the bin first, if more people used their wisdom and imagination our waste would be reduced overnight. Make, breadcrumbs, bread and butter pudding, french toast, crutons for soup & salads, wet bread for birds or crumb and mix with old cooking fat for bird fat balls.

[Colm G]

Another shameless plug sorry
http://purchase.ie/indoor-composter-kit/

[Anne27]

ALL veg peelings,potatoes,carrots parsnips etc etc can be made into
fab soup,why bin them???most of the vitamins are in the skin so once well
washed no reason not to use them.